1. Disconnect the wire from the terminal «minus» battery.
2. Remove the driver airbag module (see «Removal and installation of the driver's airbag»).
WARNING: Attempting to remove the airbag module without disconnecting power to it may result in unexpected airbag deployment.
It is possible to proceed with the following operations to remove the airbag only after the activator capacitor is completely discharged. To discharge the capacitor, you must wait at least 15 minutes after turning off the power supply.
3. Remove the steering wheel (see «Removal and installation of a steering wheel») and steering column cover (see «Removal and installation of a casing of a steering column»).
4. Secure the slip ring against rotation with masking tape or masking tape.
5. Wring out clamps and disconnect blocks of a plait of wires from the sockets located in the top part of a contact ring.
6. Wring out a clamp and disconnect a block of a plait of wires from the socket located in the lower part of a contact ring.
7. Turn out four screws of fastening of a slip ring of an airbag to a connector of understeering switches...
8.... and remove the contact ring.
9. Install slip ring in reverse order of removal.